St. Tammany farmer., 1887-08-13

Wv;tt.n for tho FARMER.
ST. TAMMANY PARISH.
A LITTLE SKETCH.
Irs ATTRACTIONS, CLIMATE, BrAurI-
YUL SrREANs. WoNDkRrUL CuRA-
TIVE PowExs OF IT'S MANY SPRlxos,
ADvANrAoEs OF LOCATION ros
FAcrokrEs. SrOck- -KAlslxo, Fau1r
AND VEaErABLEs, ETC.
The health Of this section cannot
be questioned, and 10 a. good a.
that Of any part Of the United
States.
The principal parish sitee arr
Vaudeville and I.ewisburg. on Lake
Pontcbartrain. Madisonville, on the
Tchefuncta river, and Covinetou,
on the Boyus Fxlia The pistur-
es4ua location Of these several
towns is beautiful in the extreme
the saline brsezss of old Pontchar.
train. commingled with the vast
pine forests. watts Ger these lovely
spots health aud vigor to the in.
valid.
The people OF tLis section are
farmers. rather than planters. They
are xn independent, industrious
people. who do THEN own work aud
make their own crops, and grow
everything for home comfort sx-
cept tea and coffee.
The climate is delightful, and the
thermometsr rarely reaches 50 de-
yrses in the summer. Or falls below
10 degrees in the winter. The
nights are cool. and the air seems
to possess remarkable curative
powers 10 all disesses Of the lungs
aud throat.
There is good railroad. river and
lake transportat;On-two fine steam
ers daily. the New Camslia aud
Day -Dresm-while feet Of schoon-
ers are constantly on the wing. The
Northeastern Railroad also passes
through the eastern borders of the
parish. connecting with the Poits-
vent l. Fsvre East Louisiana Rail-
road. now completed to the mecca
of the invalid. Abita Spring&
MADISONvILLE.
This quaint little town, on the
silvery Tchefuncts river, with it's
ancient aud great live oaks. calls to
mind the favorite resorts of the
mystic worship Of the ancient
Druids. Yet the air rssounds to
the blow Of the sledge. the hum Of
the wheel And the scream of tue
steam whistle. for here are to be
found several industries, which are
hut the forerunners Of othe-s even
greater.
Two are in full operation at Madi-
s0nville- one located at the lower,
the other ut the upper portion Of
the town. Messrs. Louis Bsbam
and Chas OniIliber. two young, Gu
terpris;ng and frst-class mechan-
les. operate the first, while Mr..
Louis Calidonis and brother, also
young and No. l masters Of their
trace. run the other. The work
dons at these yards has in every re.
spe:t given perfect satisfaction. and
il pronounced irst-clsss by sx-
perts. BY their industry. honesty
and business qualifications, these
young men have built mp . reputa-
ton which not only rebounds to
their credit. but will eventually
yield them = harvest worthy their
efforts as good and progressive citi-
Gems.
sAW-MILLS-FAcTOR
The great saw-mill and factory
OF Messrs. Heiser 4 Co requires
more time and space than this
sketch affords. to do it justice. The
senior member Of the firm, an &C.
complIshed and thorough mechanic,
has brought to his assistance all
that the rapid strides OF art and
science Of the present day can &C.
conplish. SURROUNDED with corps
Of intelligent and skillful opera
tives. this great mill not only sup
plies the market with merchanta-
BILE lumber. but eau at short notice
deliver anything. from . broom
handle to u house complete in all
Diet ills. The large mill Of Mr. John
Jay. Just above Madisonville. is OF
great capacity. aud run upon strict
business principles. The employ
ment given by these mills proves Of
great benefit.
BRIcKYARDo.
The extensive yards OF Messrs.
Lancaster, Morgan. Dslery and
others are we'll known to our COM
'nercial market. The paving. build
ing aud friedrich known a. Lake
brick have for years held . high
grade with builders and mechanics.
COMMERCE.. STORES, FRO.
A large business in wood, char.
coal and lnmber 10 done here. and
large shipments are made of wool,
some cotton, moss, hides. poultry.
mOlssess and rice. The latter a-ti.
Gle is yearly largely on the increase. |
The business houses Of Messrs.
Galatas l. Son, Thso. Dcndipger.